According to Digital Spy, Oscar rules dictate that Madge’s track was ineligible because it was placed too far into the movie’s end credits to qualify, since contenders for the award must be the lead song in the credits.

Another Elton John tune from Gnomeo & Juliet, “Love Builds A Garden”, is also on the long list, as are songs from The Muppets (“Life’s A Happy Song”, “Man Or Muppet” and “Pictures In My Head”) and Zac Brown’s “Where The River Goes” from the Footloose remake.

The voting process for Oscar categories begins on January 5 by Academy members, after which the final nominees will all be announced live on January 24 at 5:30 a.m. PST.

Peek at all 39 tracks on the list for potential Oscar Best Song nominations here.

She wasn’t “snubbed”, it was technically inelligible. You think sensationalist deceptive headlines grab you more clicks, but you’ll never get another one from me, I’m so tired of these two-bit pop culture sites pretendiong to be news reporting when it’s basically just copywriting.